THE CLASSIC

[ikeslayer]

It maybe a little early to start speculating but i would love to hear who everyone would put their money on for the Classic. It takes place in Florida on Lake Toho on Feb 24-26th. It would be a fun event to attend and man would i love to be in the back of one of those guys boats. i put my money on either KVD or mr. october Rick Clunn. I would love to see an old timer win it. What do you guys think????? ike

[Sproguy]

Some early picks for me are the following:

Andre Moore, sight expert that won on Beaver last year when it was all beds.

Terry Scroggins, Flordia boy!

Ish Monroe, western sight fisherman

And the winner is.................

DEAN ROJAS!!!! 45Lbs in one day off of beds, need I say more!

[Ray Esboldt]

Hey. How far is Toho from Orlando? I'm going to be down there during that time period.

[delmuts]

i vote for KVD, but i think we have a guy from iowa in there too.

[FI Guide]

Dean Rojas hands down no better bed fisherman on Toho.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Ray- Orlando is pretty close depending on where in Orlando only about 30 min drive..

As for my pick? Heavy slop fishing is not one of KVD strong points. I would probably put my money on Hackney... Ike has a shot(hate to even say that)Swindle also has a shot...

[HawgTide]

Dang it Deitz, that's who I chose (on another forum). At least I feel "validated".

[Bushwacker]

I would like to see Swindle take it home. KVD was about as hot as you can get at the end of last season but I don't think Lake Tohopekaliga favors him.

[ikeslayer]

i was reading about toho and how last time Rojas fished it and he completely dominated. However this time they predict it will be much tougher sight fishing because they are cleaning out the hydrilla and because of less hydrilla the water is predicted to have more stain therefore not favoring the sight fisherman as much. just what i read. but if it is a sight fishermans paradise he and people like Aaron Martens are going to slug it out. ike

[swampbuck]

My pick is Terry Scroggins, I fished with him last year as a co-angler at Lake Norman. He is a great ghuy and has a solid history in FLA especially during cold fronts He will be a top 5 for sure!

I am excited as I will be there for the classic in a couple weeks, Taking a long weekend with my wife and going to watch the show.

I have a friend that runs the Mercury pro-staff so we have all access passes. Should be fun to see the behind the scenes, boat yard etc....

I went the classic in Chicago while there for the Icast show, I cant wait to see it in FLA!!!

[Crank It Up Pro]

Nice pick with Scroggins although watch out for Timmy Horton and my old guy pick goes to Tommy Biffle. By the way swampbuck Can you help a Mercury guy out and hook me up with your buddy the Mercury guy,I have a guide service which you can see on my profile I am getting a new boat and sure could use some help with a new Mercury.Thanks

[swampbuck]

Sorry I can not give out that info, He is a good friend of mine and I will not abuse that relationship.

The best betis to work with a dealer they should be able to get you on the mercury promotional/guide program.